Brattleboro Retreat

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Brattleboro Retreat offers help for mental health and addictive disorders on our private, Southern Vermont campus.
If you’re or a love one is suffering from problems with depression, addiction to alcohol or other drugs, bipolar disorder, or difficulties related to anxiety, PTSD, or a co-occurring dual diagnosis disorder, then come to the Brattleboro Retreat.

Our highly-trained staff has the expertise and compassion to help you make a strong and successful recovery. Here, you’ll find exceptional inpatient mental health and addiction care along with partial hospital programs, intensive outpatient treatment, and innovative outpatient counseling services.
The Brattleboro Retreat provides specialized diagnosis and treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a wide range of psychiatric and addiction challenges. Since 1834, people from all walks of life have found strength and new hope on our safe, restorative Vermont campus. You can, too.

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Addictionology Glossary Terms

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)i is defined by a number of characteristics including an unstable sense of identity, an strong fear of being abandoned or rejected Most people have some fear of being rejected or abandoned, at times feel unsure of how they are, and find their mood can swing surprisingly quickly - in BPD these issues are just more severe and you find it more difficult to cope with your ' emotions. People with BPD have generaly had very difficult experiences when they were children and typically never learnt to feel that they were loveable, acceptable or wanted or that other people could be trusted to meet their needs in a safe way. It is important to note, the borderline ‘traits’ are often present without meeting criteria for a full disorder. This means, for example, that you may have a strong fear of being abandoned or rejected but may not self harm or feel suicidal.